1.
H. Ta sống ở đời này để làm gì?
T. Ta sống ở đời này để:
a) Nhận biết Chúa là Cha nhân lành
b) Kính mến Chúa trên hết mọi sự
c) Phục vụ Chúa qua anh em
để hòng sau này được hưởng nhan Chúa trên Thiên đàng.
1. Q. What is God's purpose for our lives?
A. God made me to know Him,
- to love Him,
- and to serve Him in this world,
- so that I may be happy with Him forever in the next.
Most of us called ourselves Christians and professed that we love Him.
But how can we love some one that we don't know?
When we find out more about a beautiful thing, the more we appreciate its beauty.
When we come to know a good person, the more we value the friendship.
When we come to know the Ultimate Good, God Himself, the more we come to love Him.
And when we love some body, we will strive to do things to please him;
We would buy expensive gift without counting the cost.
We would stay up all night to compose a love poem.
We would go any length to show our love.
... Thương em mấy núi cũng trèo,
mấy sông cũng lội
mấy đèo cũng leo...
Imagine that. All that works in hope that she will love me back.
What about a love that already freely given to me?
Quote:
"Thiên Chúa yêu thế gian
đến nỗi đã ban Con Một,
để ai tin vào Con của Người
thì khỏi phải chết, nhưng được sống muôn đời." Jn 3:16
God invites us to come to Him, to learn His way, His gentleness, His love, so that we can freely love Him back.
Trong tiếng mời gọi của tình yêu, ta chỉ có thể đáp trả bằng tình yêu.
How do we respond to this love?
Where are you God?
Show yourselve so that I can say that "I love you"!
Show yourselve so that I can love you back!
Matthew 25:40
"You did it to me."
Echo from the prayer of St Ignatius:
Lord, teach me to be generous.
Teach me to serve you as you deserve;
to give without counting the cost;
to fight and not to heed the wounds;
to toil and not to seek for rest;
to labor and not to ask for reward,
except to know that I am doing your will.
Amen.
Tak
